Mike McNally’s study, “Lower Extremity Work Is Associated with Club Head Velocity during the Golf Swing in Experienced Golfers,” was highlighted in today’s newsletter from the editor of IJSM, Hans-Joachim Appell Coriolano as a study with “high practical impact on the golf swing…I am convinced that especially those of you working closely in the applied field of sports may benefit from [this interesting paper].”
In this study, Mike found a strong association between lower extremity work during the downswing and club head velocity at impact during a full swing with the driver. These results suggest that golfers may be able to significantly increase club head velocity by utilizing their lower extremity to a greater extent.
Total lower extremity work during the downswing vs. peak club head velocity in experienced golfers with a range of handicaps.
The article is available free from the link above or through the IJSM web site.
For more information or if you are interested in having your golf swing analyzed, please contact Mike at michael.mcnally@osumc.edu.
Outstanding quality research.